bugglebun
Alpha Buck
With hind sight this fits the bill. I've lost a most gorgeous male, my little man, through ignorance. I hope these symptoms will help anyone else ask the right questions under the same circumstances:-
Excessive thirst
Excessive urination
Incessant appetite
we had weight loss as an issue too
I'd acquired a doe to keep him company at the time I noticed the cage/run was wetter than normal. I'd assumed it was her. He'd had a voracious appetite for some time and thought it was just his dominance. Then I picked him up and thought he felt light. We had him treated at the vets for a different issue, the weight was noted but nothing proffered. So again assumed him normal, he seemed happy enough.
We fed him well, hay, grass, pellets, apple tree cuttings which he loved. BUT those dreaded treats.....packed with carbohydrates.
My little man went the same way our diabetic dog did, with fits. But dogs and cats need injections. Apparently rabbits regulate insulin because of their type of diet.
My research concluded with treatment in rabbits being a 'choice of a healthy diet' - NO JUNK FOOD...too late for us; when we had him at the vets we should've asked more questions. This isn't something I'd come across before and now seems like it should've been obvious, but when they act 'normal' it's so hard to tell.
Of course I may be wrong and it be something else but the cage/run is now dry and there's food 'left'.
This is my story. Geralds story. I hope it helps someone else....
Excessive thirst
Excessive urination
Incessant appetite
we had weight loss as an issue too
I'd acquired a doe to keep him company at the time I noticed the cage/run was wetter than normal. I'd assumed it was her. He'd had a voracious appetite for some time and thought it was just his dominance. Then I picked him up and thought he felt light. We had him treated at the vets for a different issue, the weight was noted but nothing proffered. So again assumed him normal, he seemed happy enough.
We fed him well, hay, grass, pellets, apple tree cuttings which he loved. BUT those dreaded treats.....packed with carbohydrates.
My little man went the same way our diabetic dog did, with fits. But dogs and cats need injections. Apparently rabbits regulate insulin because of their type of diet.
My research concluded with treatment in rabbits being a 'choice of a healthy diet' - NO JUNK FOOD...too late for us; when we had him at the vets we should've asked more questions. This isn't something I'd come across before and now seems like it should've been obvious, but when they act 'normal' it's so hard to tell.
Of course I may be wrong and it be something else but the cage/run is now dry and there's food 'left'.
This is my story. Geralds story. I hope it helps someone else....
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